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...sometime prior to the Civil War. The premise of the first book has Bertha Snodgrass, the grade-school-age daughter of the island's governor, deciding to buy a slave on the mainland and bring him back to do her chores. You can't fault Grady for a lack of daring. But the book's bizarre conflation of the horror of human slavery mixed with childish whimsy, including magical candy, a giant robot and little rock creatures, leaves the tone of the book a hopeless confusion. Produced entirely by digital means, The Lost Colony may be most notable...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: On Your Mark! | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

...Instead, the plan calls for citizens to take more responsibility for their own safety. Terry Ebbert, New Orleans? director of Homeland Security, said he expects no more than 10,000 people to fall into the ?special needs? category - those with medical conditions or handicaps or who lack transportation of their own. And Nagin said the city?s responsibility for these residents would extend only to getting them on a bus out of town; from there, he said, the state would be responsible for setting up emergency shelters outside the areas vulnerable to flooding...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Orleans' Plan for the Next Hurricane: Leave | 5/2/2006 | See Source »

...added that this lack of education lies in the failure of the media to meet its responsibilities to the people...

Author: By Ariadne C. Medler, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: RFK Jr. Champions Conservation Efforts | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

...barrage exposed Dartmouth’s lack of pitching depth and built a lead that, unlike the Crimson’s earlier edges, could not be erased...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Day Two: Harvard Offense Explodes | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

...certain spunk to the role that makes you understand why Pegeen is different from the other girls of the town, who throw themselves blindly at Christy. At the same time, however, Pegeen’s naïve concept of romance prevents her from seeing Christy’s lack of substance, and it’s this portrayal that Lloyd-Bollard brings to life particularly vividly.Catherine P. Walleck ’06 presents a complex character well as the Widow Quin, a predatory townswoman who battles with Pegeen to win the affections of Christy but who must also deal...

Author: By Mary A. Brazelton, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: ‘Playboy’ Plays It Real | 5/1/2006 | See Source »

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